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familiar requin m de l'industrieTed Turner, for example, used his billion-dollar pledge to the United Nations as public proof that he is on the side of the angels of social justice. Bill Gates has set up a $22 billion foundation, in part to rescue his reputation from the charge that he is a modern-day robber baron. CEOs I have talked to often explain their philanthropic involvement by saying, "I am just trying to give back to the community."
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